November 25, 2013

Bites of My Life

November 25, 2013/ Annie

It's Thanksgiving week! I only have two days of school left, then it's full-fledged holiday time!

Last week was the perfect mix of lazy and productive! I got everything done I needed to, plus I had lots of time to lay around and do nothing. Some kind of cold hit me towards the end of the week, so I spent Thursday night at home with my parents napping on their couch and cooking the yummiest dinner!

A snow/sleet/ice storm blew in this weekend! Two of my roommates and I took this as making it perfectly acceptable to lay in our room all day watching Scandal. It's official, I'm addicted.

{Bites from Last Week)

-The OKC pop-up shops start this weekend! This is a project I got to help a little bit with in my internship this summer. The store I work at now will have a pop-up December 19-22! I will be working that Friday and Saturday, so if you are in the area come visit. It is going to be quite the site.

-New prints at The Social Club. I can't get enough of them. We even have a few christmas themed ones.

-Spending one morning last week planning blog posts with these great organizers my sister sent me.

-Had a pre-Thanksgiving dinner last week at a sorority event!

-The amazing Autumn Chopped Salad my parents and I made for dinner last Thursday. The left picture is after we topped it with the butternut squash dressing, and the picture on the right is it all laid out like a traditional cobb. You can find the recipe here.

-My festive little party planning friend and I. I was giddy we she texted me a few weeks ago asking for my help with the treats for the christmas party she was planning! The party involved all of our best friends, christmas pjs and lot's of food!

-The cutest banner hung up at the party made for the perfect photo op!

Start searching for your stretchy pants! Thanksgiving is T-3 days away!

xo annie

November 21, 2013

Everygirl loves to Shop

November 21, 2013/ Annie

Did you hear?? The Everygirl 2.0 launched yesterday! The new site is similar to the old aesthetic with similar colors and a simple layout, but was designed to make it easier on viewers to maneuver as well as some new added features.

The new Everygirl homepage.

Not only did they do a site redesign, they also added an Everygirl Shop! Right now they have various prints and the cutest phone cases all under $35.

I'm dyyyyying over these cases. Unfortunately they only fit the iPhone 5 and iPhone 5s. I'm not kidding I went into AT&T yesterday to see how much it would be to trade in my old phone and get a 5, just so I could buy one of these phone cases.

Joy's inspired iphone case is even featured in the To & From gift guide I talked about yesterday.

They used quotes by some of our favorite Everygirls like Joy Wilson of Joy the Baker and Glitter Guide's Taylor Sterling. Then with the help of Molly Jacques' amazing calligraphy the cases were designed. Check out the new site and do a little pre-christmas shopping in their new shop!

xo annie

November 20, 2013

The ULTIMATE Gift Guide

November 20, 2013/ Annie

I had been thinking about putting together my own gift guides for the blog, but was struggling to find enough content to make them worth while. I still may give it more effort and post a few once December comes, but as for now I have the best gift guide to share with you.

To & From started a year ago by Meg Biram and Katie Anderson. These two bloggers had the grand idea of creating the ultimate gift guide! They contacted several bloggers and had them contribute to the guide. This year's issue went live yesterday and is stocked with 214 pages of amazing gift ideas. The issue has several categories like gifts for grandparents, gifts on a budget, gifts for the fashionable foodie etc. that make your searching easier!

I have never found a gift guide better or even similar to this one. I gathered up some of my favorite products I found and may even be gifting this year! Some things are pricy, but most of the features are at great price points!

All of these can be found in the Holiday 2013 issue of To & From.

-"Do What Matters" Print $20.00

-Kate Spade coffee travel mug $18.00

-Serena & Lily Backgammon game set $195.00

-Yoga starter set $69.50

-LEIF tassel bracelet $52.00

-Danielle Nicole Purse $94.00

-Rifle Travel America wall calendar $26.00

-Yosi Samra flats $84.00

-Macaron making kit $40.00

Warning, you may find yourself glued to your computer for the next hour as you sift through the pages!

xo annie

November 19, 2013

What I'm Listening To: Anthropologie on Spotify

November 19, 2013/ Annie

I recently discovered Anthropologie on Spotify. Their playlists are just as whimsical and unique as the products in their store. I first found the "Merry-Making Playlist" that has a collection of the best Christmas songs. My other favorite playlist is "Turkey to Table." I can't wait to have it playing throughout the house next week as we prepare our Thanksgiving feast! They also have different "Sounds of the Season" playlists with songs representing each season.

Follow Anthropologie and check out some of their other playlists!

xo annie

November 18, 2013

Bites of My Life

November 18, 2013/ Annie

It was rough having to come back to reality last week after being in New York. I came back and immediately had to study for a test I had the next day. I luckily was caught up on everything before I left, but it was still a busy week as the semester is starting to wind down.

One of the highlights from last week was a lunch with all my best friends from high school! We all go to school together but are so busy with our own schedules we all hadn't gotten together in months! It was also Dad's weekend, so I had a blast hanging out with my dad and all my friends dads!

My cameral roll was pretty empty from last week, so I threw in a couple bites I found on Pinterest last week.